packhorse bridge

noun

A narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers or streams.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpackhorse bridge (plural packhorse bridges)

plural packhorse bridges

  1. A narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers or streams.

    An ancient packhorse bridge over the River Derwent leads to the greystone cottages and riverside parish church of Baslow.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 52
Cite this entry
APA

packhorse bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packhorse%20bridge

MLA

“packhorse bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packhorse%20bridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “packhorse bridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packhorse%20bridge.

Source: packhorse bridge on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.